Why Cold, Cheap Beer is Just That 1 Mar 2013 | 02:13 pm

by Rick Green Beer and travel often go hand-in-hand. Perhaps that's what Frank Zappa had in mind when he said, "You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline." While I'm indiffere...

Eating Local with KL's Bangsar Babe 21 Sep 2012 | 01:32 am

by Rick Green, photography by Brian K. Smith Malaysians are inveterate foodies. No surprise, then, to come across numerous food blogs when I was researching Malaysia online. One of the best was by Ku...

A Miao Musical Welcome 6 Jun 2012 | 02:51 am

Spectator or Participant? How Would You Experience China? 2 Jul 2011 | 07:24 pm

by Rick Green When it comes to visiting China, most people I have spoken to have only visited Beijing, the Great Wall, Xi'an, and Shanghai. Some may have cruised the Yangtze, visited the water cities...

Cotton, Pig's Blood, Egg Whites, and Indigo 13 Apr 2011 | 06:05 pm

by Rick Green As we entered Zenchong village, a chorus of plinking could be heard emanating from a number of houses. Even though there appeared to be no conductor, the sounds gravitated to a natural ...

Learning Guilin Cuisine at Yangshuo Cooking School 10 Jun 2010 | 11:08 am

Southwest China Cultural Minorities and Classical Landscapes 6 May 2010 | 07:36 am

Highlights Minority peoples, farmers markets, Yangshuo Cooking School, cultural performances, Asia's largest waterfall, old stone town, hiking, dramatic rice terraces, ancient paper and indigo cloth ...

On-The-Go Soap Sheets 20 Apr 2010 | 06:30 am

by Jennifer Laidlaw When I travel, I carry two passports – my blue Canadian passport and a little passport booklet of 20 On-The-Go Soap Sheets. This little booklet of cleanliness has come in handy mo...

Laos 17 Dec 2009 | 03:38 pm

Laos is a mountainous, landlocked country of 6.5 million people, lying virtually forgotten between Thailand and Vietnam. It is one of the poorest countries in Asia, but is culturally rich with 49 offi...

Burma 17 Dec 2009 | 03:38 pm

Burma, or the Union of Myanmar, is the largest country in mainland Southeast Asia. It has an ethnically diverse population whose culture, heavily influenced by its neighbours, is based on Theravada Bu...